Short-term staff Staff who work for a short period of time will need to be mindful that systems may have been put into place to support continuity. Their role includes:
• creating and protecting space or time for play • providing or making available resources to support or stimulate play • actively facilitating play • modelling positive attitudes to play and playing • bringing a playful and creative approach. Medium to long-term staff Staff on site for longer than a few months will often build strong relationships with children and families. Their role includes:
• developing quality play opportunities with children within the community • enabling and supporting children to contribute to the development of play projects • advocating for children’s rights to play under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• facilitating children’s play through identifying, creating and protecting space and time for
children to play, sourcing resources for children’s play, directly facilitating play where appropriate, actively including children who would otherwise miss out on play or be excluded from activities
• identifying and taking action to remove barriers to play (social or physical).
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INTRODUCTION
Key roles and responsibilities in situations of crisis
